It's not the protagonist, what does it matter if you are trapped in the Shura field

Chapter 433 Your brother won’t wear stockings to reward me

Following the other party to the meeting hall inside the palace, Luo Wei raised his head and glanced at the inconspicuous figure in front of him.

Prince Evan.

Compared with Lucas, the eldest prince was not favored by the princes and nobles. He was already 29 years old and had not left any political achievements in the Lion Garden, giving people the impression that he was not capable of doing anything important.

But in Luo Wei's understanding, he is not as ordinary as he looks.

"Lord Rowe Brook——"

After the servants left and closed the door, Evan and Rowe were the only ones left in the room, Evan said.

"Can I call you by your name? Or should I call you the Lord of No Crown City, in the name of nobility?"

“…Just call me Luo Wei.”

Luo Wei was not surprised that the other party knew some of his situation, otherwise he would not have called him at the end of the dinner.

It seems that the other party intended to be honest from the beginning.

"Then I hope you can call me Evan directly in private." The eldest prince turned around and looked at him, pointing to the sofa in front of him. "Please sit down. I hope my actions are not abrupt to you."

Luo Wei sat down without any worries.

This was the first time the two met today, but to some extent, their understanding of each other was beyond ordinary. Luo Wei knew where the other party learned those things, and the other party's attitude towards him was more based on inferences made from intelligence.

"If I'm not mistaken," Luo Wei said coldly, "You want to talk to me about your family's affairs, right?"

"Yes," Evan nodded, "A lot of things happened in Lion Court in the past, and father was not always like this from the beginning."

"Really?"

It seems that there is no need for unnecessary testing and suspicion, as Evan's purpose in looking for him was very clear from the beginning.

Although Luo Wei knew a lot, he did not grow up in a royal environment after all. Evan naturally had more say about the king than him.

Although their stance is different from that of Lovelli, their goals in this matter are the same.

"My father... was once known as the 'King Wilder,'" Evan said, restraining his expression. "He was a wise monarch who was very effective in governing the country. The only time my father went on an expedition was when my mother, the queen mother of Lucas and my third sister, was cursed to death by the treasures that the Northern Highlands Kingdom had paid tribute to her. He mobilized the entire country to fight the Northern Expedition."

"The name of this kingdom no longer appears on the map. My father later married the princess of the Silver Azalea Federation who helped him in his revenge. She is also my fourth and youngest sister's biological mother, Princess Emily Kersh. This solved the hidden danger that had plagued the Lion Garden for hundreds of years."

Evan paused here and explained the clues about the princess.

"Princess Emily Kash is a gentle mother. She gave us five equal love and care, and did not show favoritism just because we were not her biological children. After she came to Lion Court, she never inherited the title of queen and was willing to remain only the princess. However, Lucas still seemed to be bothered and had not been able to let go of his biological mother's death."

"A lot has happened in the years since—"

"The peace did not last long because of the end of the war. The sudden war of gods swept across the continent, and the Lion Garden was not spared. The young Lovely was missing in the desert for nearly half a month. Her father was so worried that his hair turned white, and her mother fell ill. The external and internal troubles left over from the war of gods came together, and the entire kingdom became precarious again. Since then, my little sister was successfully found, and my father often muttered in the room alone, 'Thank you, fate', 'Thank you, fate...'"

Thank fate?

Luo Wei knew about Lovely's childhood in the desert. If she hadn't been severely dehydrated, she wouldn't have grown up like a little kid now.

What does this have to do with fate?
"Almost two years after my little sister came back," Evan said with his eyes darkening, "I overheard a conversation between my father and Randall at the door one day."

"What did they say?"

"'I'm sorry,'" Evan looked at Rowe solemnly, "I heard my father crying in the room and apologizing to Randall."

"..."

Luo Wei narrowed his eyes seriously.

The king apologized to the prime minister? No... Randall was not the prime minister at that time. If we calculate based on the fact that Lovely was six years old at that time, it should have taken more than three years for Randall to take the position.

Last time, Evan didn't tell Ryan Hillier about this, probably because he hadn't dug so thoroughly into the inside story of the Beast Tide and the Crownless City, and was a first-time explorer like him. At this time, Rowe Brook came to the capital with a clear meaning, which gave him an opportunity to restore the truth of the incident to a certain extent.

"What was wrong with Randall at that time?" Rowe asked uncertainly.

"In my childhood, Randall was a young man with great ambitions and ideals," Evan said thoughtfully. "He was a student of the former Prime Minister, Duke of Change. Like other aspiring people in the Lion Garden, he was born in a humble aristocracy but was fortunate to receive a good education. He was full of passion to devote his life to the prosperity of the Lion Garden, and was so meticulous that he could even be said to be a little selfless."

That old monster has such a past.

This should be considered a dark history, right? Luo Wei could imagine the reaction of this old-fashioned political youth after being teased by a woman.

However, if it weren't for these experiences in his early years, Randall might be implementing tyranny now.

"But the Prime Minister today is completely different from the one he was back then. If you think about it carefully, the timing of the Prime Minister's change is also the same as the time when my father became what he is now."

"..."

Did the two of them make some kind of deal? Or...

If the Kings had done something that warranted a tearful apology, Randall would have every reason to seek revenge, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

"Luo Wei, what kind of person do you think the current prime minister is?" Evan asked.

"I have no interest in evaluating him," Luo Wei responded sarcastically. "If I must say something, it's to make people feel that the second largest country in the world cannot support his ambitions."

Evan nodded and confirmed Luo Wei's opinion. "In the twenty years since he followed his master, the Prince of Change, to succeeding the Prime Minister, Lion Garden has changed tremendously. No country on the mainland dares to threaten us openly anymore. For quite a long time, I was worried that the Prime Minister would usurp the throne, rewrite the history of Lion Garden, and be crowned the new king. I was terrified because of this."

"But he didn't?" Rowe said briefly.

"But he didn't," Evan repeated what Rowe said, his eyes darkening. "Not only that, he also reported all the affairs of the Lion Court to me, including your affairs and the affairs of the Crownless City. I got a detailed explanation from the Prime Minister, so I was able to make my own judgment and think it was necessary to meet with you."

Just like what Luo Wei thought.

He knew that Evan's understanding of him was based on Randall, so even though the two had never met, Evan knew everything about him.

This is also the elusive part of the prime minister. Randall not only has no intention of usurping the throne, but can even be said to be loyal to the Lion Court royal family. It feels more like he is using Lion Court as a pawn to do something that he has to do.

"In fact, I asked the Prime Minister about his true intentions," Evan said suddenly, "but the answer he gave caught me off guard."

He looked up at Rowe: "He hopes that I will challenge him one day, and he sincerely looks forward to me doing so."

Rowe was not surprised.

He already knew about this in the last round. This old monster is very good at setting the rules of the game. Now every heir to the king, including Lucas, has to face this huge mountain that cannot be avoided.

He responded to Evan's look: "But as far as I know, you haven't done so yet."

"..."

The eldest prince fell into a long silence after hearing this.

Finally, he raised his head with a slightly bitter look on his face: "It seems that my judgment was correct. Just like I had some thoughts about you after listening to your story, you really do understand me better than most people in the capital."

Luo Wei waved his hand and smiled: "You are not trying to recruit me now, right?"

"I'm afraid not." Evan laughed to himself and lowered his head to look at his hands. "After seriously considering the Prime Minister's words and gradually accumulating my own power, I began to realize... the fatal flaw in myself -"

In the meeting room where only the two of them were present, Evan's tone began to become erratic.

"I am trapped in a maze, Lord Rowe Brooke."

"Whenever I think of rebelling against the Prime Minister, my hands involuntarily become like this."

As Evan spoke, his hands in front of him began to tremble uncontrollably with fear.

This is also the reason why he needs someone to talk to.

A prince like him—

It is impossible to become the king of the Lion Garden. …

Coming out of the door of the conference hall, Luo Wei looked back in the direction he came from.

Today, there were far fewer nobles blocking Love's way than expected. Luo Wei had no doubt that it was this man's work. Evan was more aware of being a monarch than Lucas in many aspects, but as he said, it was a torture for a person with a cowardly character to be born in the royal family and be the eldest son. Even if he clearly realized this and tried to make changes, such weaknesses were often related to nature and growth environment, and were often not so easy to overcome.

Besides, his opponent is Randall.

For a fledgling opponent, the goal was too high. Who could guarantee that the old monster had not seen through him and told him all kinds of things without hesitation?

Thank fate...?
Luo Wei shook his head and walked out of the corridor. It seemed that this matter could not be avoided without Randall after all.

The next morning.

Coming out of the main palace, the five princesses walked on the way back to the Holy Lion Square. After sleeping with her mother for a night, Love's dress was exquisite, her complexion was rosy, and even her hair became much smoother. She gave people the feeling that she was a child with a mother.

"What did Evan say to you last night?" she asked as the elevator descended to the platform.

Vimir and other children who had no mother to love and care for them could only watch in amazement. If they were so old and still proposed to sleep with Bishop Monica, the other party's first reaction would probably be to use magic to check if there was anything wrong with her brain.

^
"Nothing." Luo Wei's lips trembled at their orphan-like reaction. "He said that if I support him to ascend the throne, he will give his three sisters to me."

"???"

Realizing that the guy was playing a trick on her, Lovell jumped up and stomped on his foot.

It can also be seen from here that compared to Evan, the princess's growth environment can be said to be heaven. As the fifth child, the corresponding responsibilities and requirements are naturally not so many. He just hopes that she can grow up happily and safely. Randall has never regarded her as a threat. Although the princess is also concerned about Evan's situation, the way she expresses it is still different.

"Let me tell you first," Love said, panting after dancing tiredly, "Although my relationship with this prince is not as bad as Lucas's, I will not allow him to win over my people casually!"

I'm worried about this indeed.

There was indeed no conflict between her and Evan, but that was all. On the one hand, the eldest prince was not good at expressing himself, and he just watched from afar and indulged his resolute younger sister. On the other hand, Lovely and this always sullen brother had no common topics. Their personalities were not compatible, and there was a nine-year age difference between them. Even if Lovely had invited her when she was a child, Evan would have just shaken her head.

This is probably what it's like for royal brothers and sisters.

Rather than interacting with each other, they had been dealing more with attendants and servants since childhood.

"Since you know that, why are you worried?" Luo Wei smiled and said, "Your brother won't wear stockings to reward me."

"...?"

Before the few people could be stunned, the elevator arrived at the station and Luo Wei walked out.

Looking at his back, Ayining stood there with a particularly complicated expression.

What does “又” mean?
In the Holy Lion Square, the Wing of Heaven was still docked in an open space. Several people boarded the warship and successfully reunited with Felicia, whom they had separated from last night.

"Hi, hi - you're back!"

Femi appeared from the lowered panel, looking quite complaining, "Those people are really too much, they think nothing of my body!"

Felicia nodded and looked at them and said, "While boarding the warship, those people left a total of 32 marks, 15 monitoring spells and runes, 9 trigger sensors, and 3 hidden portals. They have all been cleared."

This, so many...

Vimir was stunned, and Luo Wei nodded. Some of them might just want to scare them, but these people probably didn't expect that there were eyes watching them. As her current "body", Feimi knew exactly what someone had done to the battleship.

"Is our room okay?" Luo Wei asked.

"Of course," Fimi put her hands on her hips in the picture, "The doors are all locked with Felica's mechanism and my divine power. Even if a god spends ten years, he won't be able to get in!"

Luo Wei didn't want the knights to rummage through their rooms at will.

Of course, even if Fimi spoke so confidently, a strong man like Viscount Ulysses would definitely not be able to stop him. He only needed to use the breath to judge whether there was anyone in the battleship. However, helping the second prince to open the princess's room privately was against his style of doing things, so he would not do that.

Following Felicia's signal, Luo Wei walked to the pedestal and cooperated with her to remove the protection, pulling out the Emerald Dagger from inside, and Femi in the panel suddenly wilted.

"Why did you pull it out so suddenly? At least tell me first..."

This dagger is the magic core of Femi and the switch of her divine power. Felicia has sufficient reasons to do this. Her emphasis on the safety of magic technology is also her bargaining chip with the current god. She will not wait until the point of negotiation to say that she will never repeat the same mistake.

Rowe shrugged.

Thanks to him, the battleship is now really going to become his shape.

"So what do we do next!" Luyi floated around excitedly.

"Play! Eat and drink! Have an adventure!?" Anaining raised her hand in agreement.

Several people looked at them with complicated expressions. When it came to playing, no one was more enthusiastic than them.

To some extent, this request was acceptable to Lovelli. She shook her head and raised a hand to her cheek: "You can walk around the royal city as you like from now on."

She said, then changed the subject.

"But before that, there is a place we need to go first."

Thirty minutes later, the Sky Wing took off briefly, flew around the majestic royal city and the luxurious aristocratic district, and stopped at a cliff with an open space in the west.

On the continuous slope extending downward from the cliff, there is a vast aristocratic manor.

"How is it?" After walking to the entrance of the manor, Lovely stood there with her hands on her waist confidently, "This is the base I chose for us. From now on, we will carry out various operations inside and outside the royal city here."

Anaining: "..."

Lu Yi: “…”

Looking at the sign on the gate that was about to fall off, Lu Yi pointed at Luo Fuli and said, "Is there any shop selling delicious food here?"

"Hmm..." Anaining hesitated for a moment and stroked his chin, "It looks like a place where demons may lurk."

"How can there be such a thing?!"

Loveli objected strongly, but just as she finished her words, a huge black creature broke out of the ground in the open space inside the manor and let out a murmuring roar at them.

Roar---! ! !
Looking at the demon-like creature covered in black mud, Lovely's face turned pale as it was shrouded in a huge shadow.

"We'll talk later." Luo Wei closed his eyes and drew his sword. "Deal with it first."

Vimir and Irus protected from behind, while Luo Wei, Saya, Ananing and Ayining attacked together.

In less than ten seconds, the huge creature made a muffled sound and turned into particles of spiritual energy in the air and dissipated completely. The sign at the entrance of the manor also fell down, and the words "Midsummer" could be vaguely recognized on it.

"Let's go back," Lu Yi turned and left. "Lu Yi wants to play in the city. Lu Yi doesn't want to stay in a place that looks like a ruin."

"What, what ruins!" Lovely hadn't recovered from what had just happened. She closed her eyes and shouted, "This is the manor I was conferred with!! It wasn't like this before!"

Looking around at the dilapidated scene overgrown with weeds, Ayining put away the Earthly Branch Sword and followed the others back.

You can vaguely see its former prosperity, but since no one has taken care of it for several years, it is hard to imagine that there is such a place so close to the palace.

"As far as the geographical location is concerned, it is backed by a cliff and a lake. From the mountain you can overlook the capital, and there is also a shortcut to the civilian area," Irus said slowly, "I think I will like this place after some renovations."

“That is to say…” Vimir said uncertainly.

Several people looked at each other and sighed.

It's time to do some spring cleaning, right?

(End of this chapter)